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Improved soybean oil quality by targeted mutagenesis of the fatty acid desaturase 2 gene family.
Plant biotechnology journal - 1 Sept 2014
Haun William, Coffman Andrew, Clasen Benjamin M, Demorest Zachary L, Lowy Anita, Ray Erin, Retterath Adam, Stoddard Thomas, Juillerat Alexandre, Cedrone Frederic, Mathis Luc, Voytas Daniel F, Zhang Feng
Abstract excerpt
Soybean oil is high in polyunsaturated fats and is often partially hydrogenated to increase its shelf life and improve oxidative stability. The trans-fatty acids produced through hydrogenation pose a health threat. Soybean lines that are low in polyunsaturated fats were generated by introducing mutations in two fatty acid desaturase 2 genes (FAD2-1A and FAD2-1B), which in the seed convert the monounsaturated fat,...
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